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Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

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Ridgway gives green light to Green Street Park design
The Ridgway Town Council gave a thumbs up for the Green Street Sustainability Park's revised design last week, bringing months of public input and del...
September 18, 2024
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Ridgway extends disaster order; water supply still at risk
Ridgway has extended its emergency disaster order for another month as it continues to assess the damage and possible solutions for the town's washed-...
September 18, 2024
Blue Lakes to adopt permit system
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Blue Lakes to adopt permit system
A permit system is coming as soon as next year for those who want to hike to the Blue Lakes southwest of Ridgway, now that the U.S. Forest Service has...
September 11, 2024
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Sex assault suspect waives right to hearing
Editor's note: This story is about an alleged sex assault case. If you or anyone else needs assistance with sexual assault resources, please call eith...
September 11, 2024
Ex-police chief to sue Ouray
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Ex-police chief to sue Ouray
Former Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood plans to sue the city of Ouray, alleging city leaders violated Wood’s constitutional rights when then-City Adminis...
September 4, 2024
Buck up: Ouray County Rodeo returns Monday
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Buck up: Ouray County Rodeo returns Monday
Erin Stadelman is usually the one bringing up the end of the Labor Day rodeo parade, making sure errant swag gets picked up off the road and a lost ce...
August 28, 2024
Ridgway dentist hangs up his drill
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Ridgway dentist hangs up his drill
More than 17 years ago, Dr. Michael Thomas came from the Front Range to Ridgway to get out of the rat race. He and his wife, Darcy, bought a small pra...
August 28, 2024
New owners to captain Clipper Inn
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New owners to captain Clipper Inn
Page Cokinos' first impression of Ouray came on a trip with a friend back in 2018, on a trip in an Airstream trailer.They were driving to Telluride bu...
August 28, 2024
It’s play time on Log Hill
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It’s play time on Log Hill
Sometimes, it takes a village. In this case, it took one for Log Hill Village to get its own playground, which is being installed this week at the ent...
August 21, 2024
Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
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Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
The relatives of two women who died in an accident on Camp Bird Road in 2022 are suing the Jeep tour company and the estate of the driver who also die...
August 14, 2024
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
By Mike Wiggins 
July 11, 2025
Heavy smoke and haze choked Ouray County for a second straight day Friday as a series of wildfires churned through tinder-dry trees and brush in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Colora...
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
City halts production after public backlash over size, appearance of wayfinding signs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray business owners and residents threw up a symbolic stop sign in front of the city council on Monday, urging city leaders to pause or altogether abandon plans to install dozens of new wayfinding s...
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Go Fourth and celebrate
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Go Fourth and celebrate
July 9, 2025
The crowd cheers as a fire department tanker truck sprays the wet side of the street during the July 4 parade in Ouray. Ouray Tourism and Destination Marketing Director Kailey Rhoten said cellular dat...
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County scrambles to pay for road repairs from rockfall
Leaders pull from multiple sources to cover $300,000 tab, look to replenish emergency fund
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray County is scraping together money to pay for emergency repairs on County Road 361 while looking for ways to replenish its emergency fund in anticipation of other disasters. During a work session...
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Hot Springs moves forward with upgrades
Council OKs bathhouse design contract; pipeline replacement, heat exchange system on tap this fall
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
A series of much-anticipated upgrades to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is coming together, with the city beginning infrastructure replacements this fall and searching for ways to pay for building a new b...
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